Oscar Harris (born 30 November 1943) is a Surinamese singer. He was among the best known Surinamese musicians in the Netherlands during the 1970s and 1980s.

Oscar Harris
Harris in 1981
Background information
Born	(1943-11-30) 30 November 1943 (age 78) Albina, Suriname
Genres	Pop, soul
Years active	1970–present

Harris moved to Amsterdam to study architecture in 1963, and founded Oscar Harris and The Twinkle Stars, a ten-man vocal and instrumental group in 1965, which became known by playing at student gatherings in Amsterdam.[1] In 1968 the group was signed to the artist roster of Omega Records and Blue Elephant, with a tour of South America in 1971.[2][3]

In 1974, Harris went solo with the single "Alta Gracia", commencing a series of hit-singles up to 1988. He had also recorded some hits in Indonesia, including "Sandy" and "Oh Tuhan".

In 2015 TopNotch released a compilation CD in the Sranan Gowtu-series (Surinamese Gold) devoted to Surinamese artists, mainly from the 1970s.

Discography

• 1969 Try a little love
• 1969 Soldiers prayer
• 1974 2
• 1974 A day will come
• 1974 Alta Gracia
• 1975 Sing your freedom song
• 1977 De beste
• 1978 One of a kind
• 1980 Song for the children
• 1981 Best
• 1982 It takes two
• 1983 Everybody loves somebody
• 1984 Take good care of her
• 1987 With lots of love
• 1988 Love for the world
• 2004 Salsa romantica
• 2005 Dutch rare groove
• 2009 Shalom Salam (i.s.m. Flower to the People)
• 2010 Song for Pakistan Faith Hope and Love (i.s.m. Flower to the People)

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